CRIR-HJR Scientific Conference – February 20, 2025 | George F. Wittenberg, MD, PhD : Klotho – a genetic determinant of lifespan – predicts response to rehabilitation after stroke
When: 20 February 2025 12:00 to 20 February 2025 13:00
Where:
Hybrid Conference
In attendance: Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, room B 0025. Confirm your attendance : Mireia.Carrillo.cissslav@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Virtual: on Zoom, registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hJYpLhKkRXGhDi_5v3LOhQ
Scientific conference presented by the CRIR-Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (JRH), CISSS de Laval as part of the HJR’S “Talking Research” Series.
Presentations by researchers or postdoctoral fellows on the findings of their research projects.
cONFERENCE
« Klotho – a genetic determinant of lifespan – predicts response to rehabilitation after stroke »
Dr. Wittenberg will discuss robotic-assisted therapy and its impact on upper limb function and quality of life compared to conventional rehabilitation techniques and usual care. In the Veterans Coop Study #558, robot-assisted therapy showed significant improvements in some measures compared to usual care. However, the differences compared to intensive comparison therapy were less pronounced. Transition-to-task practice, a method for connecting practiced movements to real world tasks, had benefits for daily life, and did not take away from the gains achieved with robotic rehabilitation, even when time using the robot was reduced. The next step was to predict who will benefit most from intensive, practice-related therapy in chronic stroke. The genotype for Klotho, a gene associated with vascular health and longevity, was a useful predictor and this finding may lead to more mechanistic understanding and treatments.
FEBRUARY 20, 2025 | 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
- Free hybrid conference, in English, with registration.
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George F. Wittenberg, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
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BIOGRAPhy
Dr. George Wittenberg received training at Harvard, UC San Diego, Washington U., St. Louis, the National Institutes of Health, and KU Leuven. His clinical and research interests are in neurorehabilitation, stroke, cerebral palsy and movement disorders. He uses transcranial magnetic stimulation, functional imaging, rehabilitation robotics, and wearable sensors to study recovery of motor function. He actively collaborates in studies of spatial neglect, minimal invasive brain and spinal cord stimulation, and new approaches to neurophysiology and brain imaging. He has a tenured appointment as Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He is Associate Director of the Technology Enhancing Cognition and Health Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (TECH-GRECC) in the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System. He directs the Laboratory for Research on Arm Function and Therapy (RAFT), one of the Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, which has a multidisciplinary faculty of eight. Dr. Wittenberg is a Fellow and past president of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation and Board Certified in Neurology and Brain Injury Medicine. He is an Associate Editor of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair and on the Executive Committees of the National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation.
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